Waking up in the Middle of the Night Screaming

Please don't do that family bed thing! And don't give the pacifier back. I see way too many kids running around and then they actually pull the pacifier out to talk! If a child needs that much soothing from their pacifier then there is a whole different issue going on. I never gave my child a pacifier to start with so I never had to break the habit. Does he have a teddy bear? Something special he sleeps with? He could have been using his pacifier has a teddy bear. Keep a special toy for bedtimes. My middle son has a dog that my husband won him in a machine. It only costs 50 cents but it's worth a lot more to my little man. If he is sick or ready for bed he wants his dog. It only stays in the house too, unless we are going on a long trip and then it can go in the car.

I have to agree with Stacey T-either you'll have to continue to go in and soothe him back to sleep or take a weekend and let him learn how to go back to sleep on his own. Typically it will only take a few days. It will be hard at first, but you'll be glad you did when all of you are getting a good night's rest! Good luck!

My son does that too, but sometimes its because he has an ear infection or something. I'd watch and make sure he's not running a temp or tugs on his ear. I hope this helps, my 18 month old has barely slept all night in the past 18 months. I now have a 3 month old, so lets just say mom doesn't get much sleep.

With both my native American Heriatage and my Europian decent, I could think of no other way to sleep with my child other than sleeping with him! I actually got sleep for 8 to 10 hours straight between feedings Because of allowing him to sleep with me. I totaly disagree with the whole letting the child cry philosophy ( Dr. Spock has been discredited in the Psychology community) Nor can I ever understand the whole let the baby sleep-in-a-crib-2-doors-down-from-the-baby's momma philosophy. No other female Speices on this planet would dream of sleeping away from her young. Maybe that is why so many American Women lose sleep at night; they want to "teach the baby independence' YET the momma is instinctivly programed to protect her young and any peep will alert the momma.
Also, I was my child's Binky, HE NEVER TOOK A BOTTLE NOR A PACIFIER and I am glad. So I can only suggest you allow him to sleep with you. If it is the comfort of the Binky he seeks give him a teething toy in it's place, my friend did this with her son and it worked.

This will be tough for a while, but stay strong. Also know that if you rush in as soon as he cries or pick him up and put him in your bed-- he will expect that to happen each time. Give him a few minutes to try and soothe himself. If that does not work, go in quietly (do not pick him up) lie him back down and pat him or sing to him. The key is not to rush in and pick him up. Also, he may just need to cry it out a bit to learn to soothe himself. I don't mean for a long time, but maybe 20-30 minutes. But obviously you know his cries and if he's just wanting attention or if he doesn't feel well. Good luck!

When you took his binky away, you took some of his secruity. I know how tough it is, my 2 yr old just got rid of hers in Novemeber. What helped me is that I had something else for secruity for her. She has a little pink blankey with a stuffed bunny rattle on it too. She now lays there and plays with the bunny ears. She doesnt take it everywhere, however when she is sick, I do let her take out of the room. I do this because if it gets lost, then all heck breaks loose, and crabby or not, she will not go to bed at nite!! lol Kids are great. I hope this helps and Good Luck!

my son was 3 before we finally broke him of the binky....he would scream repeatedly in the middle of the night for it. The problem is this....the binky was their way of soothing themselves....they now no longer have this so they dont know how to fall back asleep most kids dont sleep all the way through the night they do wake up but are able to fall back asleep with out letting you know...however your son used the binky to get back to sleep it sounds like. So your going to have to just ride this hurdle out...it could go two ways...you go in and soothe him back to sleep or let him find his own way to fall back asleep. Keep in mind if you go in and soothe him back to sleep you are going to keep doing this perhaps for another two years. It is so hard to listen to your little one cry but he does need to find another way to fall back to sleep or you are going to have countless nights of sleep. Dr's always say at that age to let them cry unless is a pain cry you need to let him figgure it out.

Do you have a night light in his room? Try that...and soft music playing in his room, or a fan running(not blowing on him). Is his bed in a position where he can see the entire room sometime not seeing the entire room makes for a scary situation also.

Not one of my kids ever slept threw the night before the age of 4, I haven't slept threw the night in over 6 years. I'm not one who can let them cry it out as alot of people would say so I get up soothe them and go back to sleep and on the nights where I barley know my name I bring them to bed with me, I just don't make it a habit. I know that doesn't help you much, but I thought I would just let you know you are not alone and it does eventually end. Good luck!